{"id":416,"date":"2012-02-03T14:48:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/?p=416"},"modified":"2012-02-05T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T17:28:42","slug":"adventure-2012-let-the-experience-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/?p=416","title":{"rendered":"Adventure 2012 &#8211; Let the experience begin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s February 3rd, 2012 and its winter in Virginia, well not really is50-degrees today. It&#8217;s time to turn our attention to our upcoming trip to Paris with side trips to Geneva, and the French country-side as long as the train goes there; no cars this trip.<\/p>\n<p>This trip will be divided into several adventures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our first trip using Space-A transportation via the US Military<\/li>\n<li>A new rental apartment from a US resident, paying in $ as opposed to \u00e2\u201a\u00ac (euros)<\/li>\n<li>Riding the train from Germany to Paris and back for our departure<\/li>\n<li>Visiting various food sources in Paris<\/li>\n<li>A few side trips beyond Paris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The trip will begin with the drive from Richmond to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on February 6, 2012<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_422\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pax2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-422\" title=\"Dover Air Force Base Terminal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pax2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dover Air Force Base Terminal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving from Dover AFB<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and check in with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/APS-LOGO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-419 alignleft\" title=\"APS LOGO\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/APS-LOGO-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>We hope to get to Ramstien AFB in Germany.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_418\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/061018-F-6852H-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-418\" title=\"The reception center at Ramstein AFB Germany\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/061018-F-6852H-003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ramstein\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The reception center at Ramstein AFB Germany<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are flexible however, and if running behind schedule we are prepared to go to Rota Spain, Spangdahlem, Germany and even Aviano, Italy, after all it is an adventure! We have been calling the flight line daily and checking on flights. We&#8217;re still putting together the last minute details of the trip, we do have an apartment in Paris, on rue Marie Stuart at the corner of rue Montorgueil, in the 2nd. \u00c2\u00a0We rented the apartment from folks here in the US in $s to save on the conversion rate, which at the time of booking was $1.45 for a euro. \u00c2\u00a0Today (1\/6\/2012) the euro is at $1.27, time to buy a few more dollars worth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location of Apartment<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_420\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mariestuart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-420\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-420\" title=\"Our Apartment at rue Marie Stuart\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mariestuart-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Location of Paris Apartment<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For more information about the apartment you can visit <a title=\"Our Apartment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parishomerental.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.parishomerental.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_421\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/cbk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-421\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-421\" title=\"Shopping outside the apartment door\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/cbk-150x118.jpg\" alt=\"Shopping outside the apartment door\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shopping outside the apartment door<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are located right on\u00c2\u00a0rue Montorgueil a great shopping street in the 2nd. \u00c2\u00a0We should have everything we need within steps directly across the street is the Boucher with the rotisserie chickens, Pat will want to live on them for the 5-weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Some things on my to-do list:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li>Visit <a title=\"La petite Chaloupe\" href=\"http:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=fr&amp;u=http:\/\/paris.13.evous.fr\/La-Petite-Chaloupe,679.html&amp;ei=nLEuT_7kKMT40gGprZHBCg&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CEYQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=\/search%3Fq%3Dla%2Bpetite%2Bchaloupe%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1529%26bih%3D1150%26prmd%3Dimvns\">La p&#8217;tite Chaloupe<\/a> for Sardines<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sardines.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-425\" title=\"Sardines\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sardines-150x134.jpg\" alt=\"Sardines\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take a cooking class at <a title=\"Lacuisine Paris - Cooking Class\" href=\"http:\/\/lacuisineparis.com\/product\/31-Le%20Croissant%20and%20Traditional%20Breakfast%20Pastries\">La Cuisine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit\u00c2\u00a0<strong>G. Detou<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a058 rue Tiquetonne (2nd)<br \/>\nThe name of this shop is a pun on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153J\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ai de tout,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have a bit of everything.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a title=\"G. Datou\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlebovitz.com\/2007\/11\/g-detou\/\">David Libovitz reference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_426\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/G_Datou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-426\" title=\"G.Datou\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbychoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/G_Datou-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"58 rue Tiquetonne (2nd)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">58 rue Tiquetonne (2nd)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s February 3rd, 2012 and its winter in Virginia, well not really is50-degrees today. It&#8217;s time to turn our attention to our upcoming trip to Paris with side trips to Geneva, and the French country-side as long as the train &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/?p=416\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking","category-france","category-paris-2nd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}